In Message <199402220919.BAA03643@erewhon.CS.Berkeley.EDU> ,
"Chris G. Demetriou" <cgd@postgres.berkeley.edu> wrote:
=>It boils down to this, at least in my opinion:
=>If something's going to be used all of the time, then it should be in
=>the 'real' kernel, because that:
=> (1) decreases start up time (no modules to load)
=> (2) increases security (fewer points of attack)
=> (3) increases reliability (fewer points that can fail)
=>
=>however, for 'random,' not oft-used subsystems, i'd say that LKMs
=>are 'the thing to use.'
=>
Three questions: 1) Are LKMs a decent way to implement new protocol
stacks, at least for development? 2) Are LKMs fairly portable? and
3) Where can I get information on how to develop new modules? Thanx.
Gary D. Duzan
Humble Practitioner of the Computer Arts
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